XCLN: Remote Connection Interval Not Constant

ID: Q166579

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Exchange Windows 3.x client, version 5.0
Microsoft Exchange Windows 95/98 client, version 5.0
Microsoft Exchange Windows NT client, version 5.0

SYMPTOMS

You may experience inconsistent connection intervals when you configure your Exchange Client in remote mode with the following options:

A scheduled connection time every X minutes

No dialup but "use existing network connection"

The X minutes interval is not consistently effective.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Windows clients, version 5.0. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.0. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

S E R V P A C K

Keywords : kbbug5.00 kbfix5.00.sp2 XCLN
Version : WINDOWS:5.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug